The morning read for Thursday, March 24

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

• Confirmation Hearings, Once Focused on Law, Are Now Mired in Politics (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
• Little is known about Justice Thomas’ hospitalization, part of a history of secrecy from the court (Chris Geidner, Grid)
• What Working Mothers Heard in Judge Jackson’s Words (Molly Jong-Fast, The Atlantic)
• How to rein in partisan Supreme Court justices (Simon Lazarus, FixGov)
• Black voters suffer another significant loss in the Supreme Court (Ian Millhiser, Vox)